Ferris Bueller's Day Off by John Hughes This ... - Screenplay.com

7.
CU. TV SCREEN
The TV at the foot of Ferris' bed. The MTV logo is playing.
INT. BEDROOM
Ferris yanks open the drapes. The pall of the sickroom
disappears in the brilliant glow of morning sunlight.
FERRIS
Incredible! One of the worst
performances of my career and they
never doubted it for a second.
(looks out the window)
What a beautiful day!
He turns from the window.
FERRIS (CONT'D)
Parents always fall for the clammy
hands. It's physical evidence of
illness. It's a good, non-specific
symptom. Parents are generally pretty
hip to the fever scams. And to make
them work you have to go a hundred
and one, hundred and two. You get a
nervous mother and you end up in a
doctor's office and that's worse
than school.
He flips on his stereo and fills the room with the MTV
broadcast. A NEW SONG begins.
FERRIS (CONT'D)
Fake a stomach cramp and when you're
doubled over, moaning and wailing,
just lick your palms. It's a little
stupid and childish but then so is
high school. Right?
He equalizes the sound a little.
FERRIS (CONT'D)
This is my ninth sick day this
semester. If I go for ten, I'm
probably going to have to barf up a
lung. So, I absolutely must make
this one count.
He exits into the hallway.
INT. BATHROOM
Ferris walks into the bathroom. It's littered with Jean's
debris. He turns on the shower water.